The '''Qur'an''' or '''Koran''' is the primary holy text of the [[Islam]]ic [[religion]]. According to [[Muslim]]s, the Qur'an was dictated by [[God]] to [[Muhammad]] in [[Wikipedia:Classical Arabic|Classical Arabic]] through the angel [[Gabriel]]. The Qur'an is heavily criticized, especially in the West, for its consideration of [[women]] as inferior to men, its advocacy of [[intolerance]] towards non-Muslims, and its extremely violent system of [[punishment]] for crimes (especially victimless "crimes" such as [[extramarital sex]], [[homosexuality]], [[blasphemy]] and [[apostasy]]).

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The '''Qur'an''' or '''Koran''' is the primary holy text of the [[Islam]]ic [[religion]]. According to [[Muslim]]s, the Qur'an was dictated by [[God]] to [[Muhammad]] in [[Wikipedia:Classical Arabic|Classical Arabic]] through the angel [[Gabriel]]. The Qur'an is heavily criticized, especially in the West, for its consideration of [[women]] as inferior to men, its advocacy of [[intolerance]] towards non-Muslims, and its extremely violent system of [[punishment]] for crimes (especially victimless "crimes" such as [[extramarital sex]], [[homosexuality]], [[blasphemy]] and [[apostasy]]), see [[Problems with Muslim Sharia Law]].

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GO3kfw8bHU&NR=1 The video that got Nick Gisburnes account deleted] This video features less pleasant parts of the Koran and Youtube took it down but after heavy criticism restored it. [http://www.brianflemming.org/archives/002508.html]